My Choice of Abell Planetaries
You do not need a giant Dob to start observing Abell planetaries. Of my choice below of two dozen of the
best and brightest, Kent Wallace has observed 17 in an 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain, and Dave Aucoin has sighted all 24 in a 13" Dob. What you probably do need are detailed finder charts in
order to pinpoint the exact location. Give them a try. - Jim Shields
MAG1 = Integrated VMag of PN / MAG2 = Mag of Central Star / SIZE = Diameter in arcminutes
|
ABELL
|
CON
|
PNG# / OTHER
|
MAG1
|
MAG2
|
SIZE
|
RA
|
DEC
|
URA2
|
LINK
|
| 02 |
CAS |
122.1-4.9 |
14.1 |
20.0 |
0.6 |
00 45 34.8 |
+57 57 35 |
018 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 04 |
PER |
144.3-15.5 |
14.4 |
19.9 |
0.4 |
02 45 23.8 |
+42 33 03 |
043 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 10 |
ORI |
197.2-14.2 |
14.7 |
20.2 |
0.6 |
05 31 45.8 |
+06 55 57 |
096 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 12 |
ORI |
198.6-6.3 |
12.0 |
19.7 |
0.6 |
06 02 20.0 |
+09 39 15 |
096 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 20 |
CMI |
214.9+7.8 |
14.3 |
16.5 |
1.1 |
07 22 57.6 |
+01 45 34 |
115 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 21 |
GEM |
205.1+14.2 |
10.3 |
15.9 |
10.3 |
07 29 04.5 |
+13 14 55 |
095 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 31 |
CNC |
219.1+31.2 |
12.0 |
15.5 |
16.2 |
08 54 13.2 |
+08 53 59 |
094 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 33 |
HYA |
238.0+34.8 |
12.6 |
15.5 |
4.5 |
09 39 09.1 |
-02 48 32 |
113 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 36 |
VIR |
318.4+41.4 |
11.8 |
11.5 |
6.2 |
13 40 41.3 |
-19 52 57 |
149 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 37 |
VIR |
IC 972 |
13.9 |
17.9 |
0.9 |
14 04 25.9 |
-17 13 40 |
129 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 39 |
HER |
47.0+42.4 |
13.0 |
15.6 |
2.9 |
16 27 33.8 |
+27 54 33 |
069 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 43 |
OPH |
36.0+17.6 |
14.6 |
14.7 |
1.3 |
17 53 32.2 |
+10 37 25 |
086 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 46 |
LYR |
55.4+16.0 |
14.3 |
14.9 |
1.1 |
18 31 18.6 |
+26 56 11 |
067 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 50 |
DRA |
NGC 6742 |
13.4 |
20.0 |
0.6 |
18 59 19.9 |
+48 27 53 |
033 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 65 |
SGR |
17.3-21.9 |
13.2 |
15.9 |
2.1 |
19 46 34.3 |
-23 08 14 |
144 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 70 |
AQL |
38.1-25.4 |
14.5 |
19.1 |
0.7 |
20 31 33.2 |
-07 05 18 |
124 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 71 |
CYG |
84.9+4.4 |
14.0 |
18.9 |
2.6 |
20 32 23.4 |
+47 20 55 |
032 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 72 |
DEL |
59.7-18.7 |
13.8 |
16.1 |
2.1 |
20 50 02.1 |
+13 33 29 |
084 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 75 |
CEP |
NGC 7076 |
13.5 |
18.0 |
0.9 |
21 26 23.5 |
+62 53 33 |
019 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 77 |
CEP |
97.5+3.1 |
15.0 |
15.7 |
1.3 |
21 32 10.3 |
+55 52 42 |
019 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 79 |
CYG |
102.9-2.3 |
15.0 |
18.7 |
1.9 |
22 26 17.3 |
+54 49 40 |
019 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 81 |
CEP |
IC 1454 |
14.0 |
18.8 |
0.6 |
22 42 25.3 |
+80 26 28 |
002 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 82 |
CAS |
114.0-4.6 |
12.7 |
14.9 |
1.6 |
23 45 47.5 |
+57 03 56 |
018 |
IMAGE / NOTES
|
| 84 |
CAS |
112.9-10.2 |
13.0 |
18.4 |
2.5 |
23 47 43.9 |
+51 23 56 |
018 |
IMAGE / NOTES
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